Lenten journey with Mary, Mother of Sorrows

                Mary, Mother of Sorrows: Let us journey through this Lent with Mary, the Mother of Sorrows interacting, dialoguing with us as we reflect on the Lenten readings.  In today’s second reading, Cor 5: 20-6:2, we read that Jesus was made “to be sin who did not know sin, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”

                How many women/men/adolescents/children have endured the agony of seeing their
son/daughter/spouse/sibling accused of a crime they did not commit, found guilty by false evidence and condemned to death or sent to prison for life.  Mary knows the pain and suffering that anyone endures under those circumstances. She knows the agony of individuals who, in court, come face to face with the murderer of their child/spouse/parent/sibling/friend.  She stands beneath those crosses with us, comforting us, supporting us in our pain.

                What might be going through Mary’s mind when she ponders the truth that her Son was “made…to be sin [for us]…so that we might become the righteousness of God” in Him? Being our mother, I believe that she is delighted. Being her Son’s mother, I believe she suffered deeply for our sakes, as did her Son, surrendering to God’s plan for our salvation.  What are your thoughts/feelings?